He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sipp puts 40.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 52.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .444 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sipp's splitter moves 73.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 78.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sipp's slider leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 76.8 off his splitter.
116 and 73 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sipp throws a fastball 56.6% of the time, against 33.7% when he is ahead.
113 pitches behind in the count, 86 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sipp's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sipp averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 663rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sipp throws the slider 51.8% of the time against left-handers and 9.4% against right-handers.
170 pitches to right-handers, 193 to left-handers.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Sipp's stuff spins at 1,857 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 735th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sipp's 4-seam fastball averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 93.4.
174 thrown, 47.9% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sipp goes to the splitter: 29.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.9% the rest of the time.
91 two-strike pitches in 2019.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sipp releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
363 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sipp lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 164th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sipp lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
363 located pitches in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Sipp releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
363 tracked pitches in 2019.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sipp lands 51.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 34.2% of his offspeed pitches.
116 of his breaking balls, 73 of his offspeed pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sipp throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
92 plate appearances started in 2019.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sipp works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 47.9% of everything he throws.
363 classified pitches in 2019.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.7% of the contact Sipp gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 216th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Sipp's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 90.4 against 78.0.
174 and 73 of them respectively.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sipp throws 48.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sipp puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.2% when he is ahead.
113 located pitches behind, 86 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sipp projects a .381 average, 34th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 496th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sipp is weak: 88.6 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 294th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Sipp puts 40.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 52.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .444 expected average against them, against .323 on his breaking balls.
73 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Sipp lands 51.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 34.2% of his offspeed pitches.
116 of his breaking balls, 73 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Sipp's splitter moves 73.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 78.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Sipp's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 90.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Sipp's slider leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 76.8 off his splitter.
116 and 73 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Sipp throws the slider 51.8% of the time against left-handers and 9.4% against right-handers.
170 pitches to right-handers, 193 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Sipp's 4-seam fastball averages 90.4 mph, and has touched 93.4.
174 thrown, 47.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Sipp works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 47.9% of everything he throws.
363 classified pitches in 2019.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Sipp's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 90.4 against 78.0.
174 and 73 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Sipp throws a fastball 56.6% of the time, against 33.7% when he is ahead.
113 pitches behind in the count, 86 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Sipp goes to the splitter: 29.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.9% the rest of the time.
91 two-strike pitches in 2019.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Sipp throws a strike on the first pitch 54.3% of the time.
92 plate appearances started in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Sipp puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.2% when he is ahead.
113 located pitches behind, 86 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Sipp averages 85.6 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 663rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Sipp's stuff spins at 1,857 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
363 pitches in 2019. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 735th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Sipp releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
363 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Sipp releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
363 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Sipp lives in the strike zone: 46.8% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 164th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Sipp lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
363 located pitches in 2019.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.7% of the contact Sipp gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 216th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Sipp projects a .381 average, 34th percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 496th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Sipp is weak: 88.6 mph off the bat on average, 61st percentile.
363 pitches in 2019. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 294th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Sipp throws 48.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
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